oppugned

verb

past tense of oppugn
1
as in challenged
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of had the temerity to oppugn the merits of a study in a discipline that he knows nothing about

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2
as in opposed
to strive to reduce or eliminate guardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left

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  1. challenged
  2. opposed
  3. questioned
  4. fought
  5. disputed
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  • The Arkansas ban is being held up in court after CVS challenged the constitutionality of the law.
    — Blake Farmer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The legality of these warrants are being challenged by Mountbatten-Windsor’s lawyers via judicial review, The Telegraph reported.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of challenged
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  • The bill was opposed by business and technology trade groups along with major medical organizations, including the California Hospital Association, which argued the measure would get in the way of AI use that supports therapists.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The 5,670 figure appears to refer to the open letter organized by the Block the Merger coalition, signed by thousands of film and TV professionals opposed to the deal.
    — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of opposed
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  • Undecided voters questioned the candidates about affordability, health care, data centers and privacy.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The teeth of that regulation, however, has often been questioned—when not being openly mocked.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of questioned
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  • Firefighters from the district and the Sacramento Fire Department fought the blaze.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • As a mother and someone who has fought to protect the innocence of children, this crosses a line.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of fought
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  • The agency has previously disputed suggestions that politics plays a role in its decisions.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Initial media reports suggested a lab worker at Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute died of the plague, but Russian officials later disputed this, saying the worker died of pneumonia and that the illness was not linked to work in the lab.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Oppugned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppugned. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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